Lot:10522 夏威夷王国钱币一组5枚 PCGS Currency

Kingdom of Hawaii. Pick 1p, 2p, 3p, 4p & 5p. Issue (1879/1880) $10, $20, $50, $100 & $500. PCGS Currency 66PPQ, 65PPQ, 66PPQ, 66PPQ & 63PPQ; Face Special Proofs.This remarkable lot includes the following (5) Notes:<p>$10 ND (1880) PCGS Currency Gem New 66PPQ<p>$20 ND (1879) PCGS Currency Gem New 65PPQ<p>$50 ND (1879) PCGS Currency Gem New 66PPQ<p>$100 ND (1879) PCGS Currency Gem New 66PPQ<p>$500 ND (1879) PCGS Currency Choice New 63PPQ<p><p>This set was obtained directly from the archives of the American Banknote Company in New York. It was discovered along with other Hawaiian material when the remainder of the archives were sold off and dispersed. It was purchased directly from the handler of the ABNC archives shortly after the first two 1990 sales. These proofs slightly differ than the ones offered in the 1990 ABNC sales as those were printed on india paper and mounted on card. Some of those have punch hole cancellations and specimen printed on them. These proofs here are printed directly onto card stock. Some have speculated that these were issued during the intaglio reprints in 1995. However, that is not the case as these are printed in the correct issued colors unlike the souvenir cards. The souvenir cards also do not have the counter foils in place. The purpose of the changing of colors and the elimination of the counter foils for the souvenir cards was so they could not be cut up and passed as genuine proofs. Also, the $500 was never printed for the souvenir cards as the master plate could not be located at that time. What we do know is that these are genuine ABNC printed proofs most likely for internal archival reasons that are not documented. We do not know exactly how many proofs were printed but we do know that the smallest denominations were the most plentiful in the archive with possibly as many as a dozen or more examples of the $10 found. Very few $50 and $100s are known and this is believed to be the only $500 special proof known. The $500 is particularly interesting as it displays King Kalakaua and is the only Hawaiian note to depict a monarch. It is also the largest denomination note issued for Hawaii and only exist in proof format as issued notes are not known to are not known to exist. A very rare and interesting piece of pre-statehood Hawaiian history that should attract some spirited bidding.